An American actress temporarily stops in Warsaw on her way to Japan, where she gets acquainted with the Polish writer.

A doctor plunged into a marital crisis receives an attractive job offer.

A famous opera singer comes to his hometown in Poland, where he loses his voice.

On August 1, 1944, Warsaw holds its breath as Home Army couriers spread word that “W-hour” is at 17:00. A platoon under “Czarny” must assault German barracks without the expected backup—an order they follow at the risk of collective suicide.

Two boys set out by train from Kraków to the seaside but lose their travel money and decide to continue their journey “for a smile,” hitchhiking and using every transport they can find.